Poplaristn.
/ˈpɒplərɪst/, U.S. /ˈpɑplərəst/ British (now historical).
A person who practises or advocates Poplarism.
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reformist1641
reformer1648
engager1650
All the Virtues1816
Manchester school1846
fair trader1881
Manchestrist1882
Little Englander1889
Manchesterian1897
tariff-reformer1903
Little Englander Liberal1909
Poplarist1925
marketeer1962
Eurosceptic1978
1925 Glasgow Herald 6 Mar. 9 Even the cautious prophets..foretell the announcement of a rebuff to the Poplarists tomorrow.
1976 H. Wilson Governance of Brit. ii. 29 Snowden recording that, as George Lansbury had to be found a job, despite his ‘Poplarist’ reputation, it was he who suggested Lansbury for the Office of Works.
1996 M. I. Loughlin Legality & Locality iii. 183 Such action caused many socialist authorities to contemplate new versions of the Poplarist tactic of outright refusal to comply with Government directives.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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